All of Mr Pat Sheehan’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail: (i) how many children in the Belfast area have a Statement of Special Educational Needs; and (ii) how many of these children are receiving their full allocation of hours as per their Statement.
Go raibh maith agat, a Phríomh-Leas-Cheann Comhairle. My two colleagues have already outlined major difficulties that exist with the mobile phone network in West Belfast. I live just off the Glen Road, and I can attest to the fact that the signal is woeful. On many occasions, I have had calls drop. On one occasion, I…
The Minister will be aware that there is a high degree of scepticism in the anti-poverty sector about whether the strategy is ambitious enough. Will the Minister commit to listening to the sector as part of the public consultation process? Will he invite or has he invited any of the co-design groups to any briefings…
Minister, the Assembly and a number of councils have raised concerns about the design of the RAISE programme and how it might divert much-needed funding from areas that need it most. Has the Minister reflected on any of those criticisms?
Go raibh maith agat, a Phríomh-Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I will make a statement on the worsening situation in Gaza. Despite Israel's publicly declared strategy of starving the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip and the plans to increase the attacks on Gaza even further and displace the population, the US, British,…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the amount spent on the TransformED School Leaders’ conference in Belfast, which took place on the 8th of May.
Bhí Lá Domhanda na Sábháilteachta agus na Sláinte san Obair ann an tseachtain seo a chuaigh thart. Tá sé tábhachtach aitheantas a thabhairt don obair atá ag dul ar aghaidh le háiteanna oibre a dhéanamh níos sábháilte agus níos sláintiúla. Thuairiscigh Feidhmeannacht Sláinte agus Sábháilteachta Thuaisceart Éireann gur…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any schools that have been given assurances that any of their classroom or resource space that has been utilised for Specialist Provision in Mainstream Schools will be replaced; and (ii) whether funding for the replacement of these spaces will come from the special…
Voting Rights for the Election of the President of Ireland That this Assembly notes that the 1998 Belfast/Good Friday Agreement recognises the birth right of all the people of Northern Ireland to identify themselves and be accepted as Irish or British, or both; recalls that, in November 2013, the Fifth Report of the…
Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire as ucht a freagra. We have all been inspired by the Caleb's Cause campaign. In that light, can the Minister assure us that she will listen to the voices of young people and their parents when it comes to improving services?
Reducing Barriers to all-Ireland Student Mobility That this Assembly welcomes the progress made in providing equivalence in A-Level and Leaving Certificate admissions processes ahead of the 2025/26 academic year; recognises that the previous disparities in admissions created unfair obstacles for students here seeking…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the (i) issues; and (ii) areas of work the forthcoming Irish-medium Education Strategy will seek to address.
Tá coicís ó shin, thug mé ráiteas os comhair an Tionóil inar mhol mé Coiste Uladh as a chinneadh an cluiche craoibhe idir Aontroim agus Ard Mhacha a imirt in Aontroim. Ach chuathas siar ar an chinneadh sin ó shin, agus seasaim le foireann Aontroma agus iad ag déanamh a gcáis lena mbuntáiste baile a choinneáil. Déanaim…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any action he will take to address the inequity faced by Irish-medium schools which are categorised under Other Maintained and do not have access to the likes of human resource services and legal services.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he will engage with CCEA on the need to translate their key literacy and numeracy resources in order to better support pupils and educators in Irish-medium schools.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he intends to make any additional resources available to support key areas within Irish-medium schools such as special educational needs support, workforce, specialist subject teachers and accommodation.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the amount of funding allocated by his Department (i) to support the Irish Medium Leadership Group; and (ii) for the development of Irish Medium Learning Communities.